weekend boating events

learn from experts what it's like to live the cruiser lifestyle on the chesapeake bay. pre-register today for classes, lectures and demos at the annapolis school of seamanship saturday and sunday.

united states powerboat show

the united states powerboat show began yesterday.

united states sailboat show

the united states sailboat show started yesterday in eastport.

annapolis-newport regatta

the yachts left annapolis a bit ago and are headed to newport: i do not know if my brother in law is racing. when i find out, i can track him here. the sailors have great weather in the chesapeake today: hope the atlantic is as nice.

school of seamanship

fishing season in the bay is over, and that's ok because the boat is in the shop...thinking about heading to annapolis this weekend to take a marine diesel basics class at the annapolis school of seamanship.

sailboat show

this weekend is the big sailboat show in annapolis: its always fun to walk around the docks and check out some outrageous rides. you can continue the festivities at six tonight with the boat show bash.

annapolis nautical flea market

if you can take the traffic, head to annapolis for the huge nautical flea market at the navy marine corp's stadium. you might find something you need.

who should worry about sea-level rise?

you can visibly see something going on in the chesapeake bay:

sea-level rise is what it is, caused by global warming.

who is most vulnerable?

you can read the article in hometownannapolis.com to get the details, but if you had any impact during isabelle or ernesto, you may be in trouble!

not cool!

dolphin pod playing in west river

last year about this time the wife and i spotted bottlenose dolphins in the potomac river as we headed into cod creek. last weekend everybody saw them up in the west river near gainesville. if you see some, remember: dolphins are covered by the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act, and should be enjoyed from a distance. great photo by kent roberts.